Last weekend I ran 48 miles, mostly by accident. Our plan was to run 40 miles around Mt. Hood, just outside of Portland, Oregon. Somewhere along the way, we took a wrong turn and added eight “bonus” miles. The trail has a ton of elevation change, soft sand, and more than a dozen river crossings. It’s far from an off-the-couch endeavor. I had been training for the run for a couple months, testing new gear along the way....
Kayaking through the surf: how to make it fun! Words and Photos By Paul Lebowitz Ready for the hard part? Launching through surf is easy, just point and go, go, go. The worst crashes come on the dismount. Fortunately we have big water kayak angler Jim Sammons to drop some knowledge on us on how to achieve a safe surf kayak landing. If you get nothing else, get this: deliberately surfing in is for suckers and the exceptionally salty....
There are over 1,000 miles between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Superior. The massive Great Lake, which covers 31,700 square feet between Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) and Ontario seems like an unlikely spot for a burgeoning surf scene and, yet, some intrepid surfers are braving one hell of a brain freeze to surf waves that can reach up to 20 feet, thanks to powerful winter winds blowing across the lake’s surface....
Shane Carpenter is a reluctant believer. The former MMA fighter and gym owner had his first encounter when he was 10. He was walking an uncle’s Missouri property, looking for a lost dog. After taking a few steps into the woods, “I had this feeling of being watched,” he recalls on a warm October Saturday. “Like, a physical sensation. Then this thing steps out from behind a tree, 30 feet away....
Summer is the season for reboots, remakes, and sequels. This month, Toyota embraces that Hollywood idea with a new version of the Supra—a sports car with a familiar name. And it makes sense. The Supra is kind of a silver screen star: The swoopy, rear-winged, readily modified coupe became a pop culture phenomenon when it co-starred in 2001’s The Fast and the Furious. That was three years after Toyota stopped selling the Supra in the U....
Ever since Kai Lenny introduced us to the magic of SUP foiling in 2016, the SUP world hasn’t been able to get enough. But while Lenny and other SUP pros make riding a foilboard look easy, learning to do it yourself presents a formidable challenge. Most first-timers spend more time face-planting and less time foiling during those early sessions. As with most things worth doing, learning to SUP foil takes practice....
There’s a new darling among the exercise-to-exhaustion crowd: the VersaClimber, a device that simulates a vertical crawl on a ladder. Athletes, including LeBron James, swear by it. And group fitness classes, such as Rise Nation, are opening around the country. “It’s a great solution if you’re injured or looking to minimize impact and for those who love the pain cave,” says Eric Dannenberg, a performance manager at Exos, a training and exercise research company....
America’s most famous rock climber and The North Face athlete Alex Honnold made his talk show debut Thursday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Los Angeles to chat with Kimmel about free soloing El Capitan, cleaning gutters, and what it takes to climb routes that people deem impossible. Kimmel made it clear he’s never set foot in a climbing gym (“The chalk bag is to keep your hands dry?” he asks at one point), and challenged Honnold with a line of questioning that played up his ignorance....
The Supergirl Snow Pro contest hits Bear Mountain in Big Bear, California this weekend. Mach 17-18 will see some top female snowboarders competing against one another in boardercross and halfpipe events. Pros like Lindsey Jacobellis, Hannah Teter, Meghan Tierney and others are slated to competed. Not only that, but there are also amateur divisions amongst the pro contests, concerts and festival village. As the Supergirl Snow Pro website says, “The event is designed to not only showcase the best female snowboarders on the planet, but also to also serve as a developmental contest to help locate, nurture, mentor and encourage the next generation of aspiring snowboarding pros....
As our editor discovered for our November fashion preview, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II does it all. He ran track and studied architecture in college, then embarked on an acting career that’s led him to a starring role in HBO’s new Watchmen series, which premiered Oct. 20. Abdul-Mateen II plays the husband of Sister Night, the central character in the series, which gives him a unique spot in the DC superhero universe. To get a little more insight into what makes him tick, we sat down with him for our lightning round of get-to-know-you questions—the MJ5....
Crown & Caliber founder Hamilton Powell came up with the idea of a creating a trustworthy online wristwatch marketplace when listening to a friend complain about trying to sell a Patek Philippe Gondolo. That friend’s options were limited to eBay, Craigslist or, the option he went with, the local pawnshop. The watch was sold to the pawnshop for $5,200, but when the friend walked back through the doors a few weeks later, he noticed the price tag said $12,500....
Dogs rule. They’re the ideal companions for outdoorsy types who go the distance, whether that means putting the pup to work or simply having him or her around as a furry addition to the adventurous family. But adventure pups need rugged gear. They’re out in the elements, they get dirty, and they need their own supplies while out on the trail. Below are some of our favorite picks this season for keeping your dog warm, secure and nurtured on all your journeys....
Stuck inside? Yeah, we feel ya. Looking for a distraction from this isolated reality most of us are now experiencing? Thankfully, Red Bull has just dropped something wildly entertaining into our laps. It involves pro snowboarder Benny Milam, snowmobile icon Levi LaVallee, a whole bunch of hay bales, and heaps of imagination (not to mention some serious ninja prowess). It’s an awesome five-minute glimpse into an epic snowboarding tow session using some unlikely resources as the building blocks....
“Ice cross downhill” may not be the most mainstream winter sport, but it’s undoubtedly one of the most entertaining. Also known as Crashed Ice, the sport challenges skaters to race head-to-head down daunting ice tracks that feature drops, twists, and turns that would have even the most elite hockey player shaking in his skates. In spite of that risk (or perhaps because of it), Crashed Ice has become more popular than ever—and this year, the athletes didn’t mess around when it came to preparation....
According to a startling report by CBS News, more than 86 million Americans are pre-diabetic, meaning their blood sugar is on the verge of becoming full-blown diabetes. Worse, 9 out of 10 of them may not even know it. Is there a way to prevent diabetes? “If people make lifestyle changes they can prevent developing type 2 diabetes later on in life,” Dr. Andreas Michaelides, Ph.D., said. “The diabetes prevention program by the CDC is currently the number one way to do that....
Don’t psych yourself out. Just because you haven’t meal prepped or confirmed how many people are showing up to the table this year doesn’t mean you can’t pull off a hell of a Turkey Day (or Tofurkey Day, or Paleo-What-Have-You Day) on the fly. Below, chefs weigh in on the kitchen essentials you need to make Thanksgiving Thursday one for the books. The Best Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes to Make From Scratch...
At some point in recent history, we all just accepted that an hour-long gallop on the elliptical machine, or some equally long exercise in repetition (and patience), was the gold standard for cardio. Skip those endurance workouts and you put your heart health and waistline at risk. right? Nah, not really. You do need cardio, which you can think of as any activity that elevates heart rate. But there’s plenty of wiggle room in what you do to get your blood pumping—and for how long....
With pretty much everything you eat or drink, there’s always going to be a debate about whether or not its healthy. That kale you’ve been eating may be loaded up with nutrients and vitamins, but it might also contain hazardous metals. While red wine, on the other hand, has been shown to promote heart health, but it could also negatively impact your ability to build muscle. Another widely-debated drink? Coffee. Sure, America’s favorite caffeinated beverage has a number of surprising and scientifcally proven health benefits, but other studies indicate that too much caffeine (and booze, for that matter) can kill your sex drive....
Wilderness Systems offers kayak fishermen a multi-use platform with its Radar 135. Featuring a versatile 13-foot, 6-inch hull that boasts both speed and stability, the Radar 135 is a nice hybrid craft, more than capable on both rough, open water and calmer in-shore stretches. “I was out there fly-fishing in windy conditions, standing up three-quarters of the time and the boat is really stable — it just cuts right through the chop” says Kayak Fish contributing photographer and resident Pacific Northwest ‘yak tester Jesse Coble....
Looking to eke out every last bit of speed and power during your next bike race? Rapha has a shoe for you. The famed cycling apparel company has launched the Rapha Pro Team Shoe, its first cycling shoe designed specifically for racing. According to Rapha, the shoe is the product of over two years of development and more than 20,000 kilometers of testing, and it’s built from the ground up to handle high-intensity riding in all conditions....
